Darkly Comic Southern Drama Crimes of the Heart

Holed up in their grandaddy's house in Mississippi, the quirky MaGrath sisters are in the midst of yet another family drama in Crimes of the Heart. The youngest, Babe, has gone and shot her abusive husband. Eldest sister Lenny is becoming more of an old maid all the time (plus her pet horse was just struck by lightning), and middle sister Meg has suffered a nervous breakdown after seeing her dreams of a singing career dashed. The darkly hilarious Crimes of the Heart is filled with so many big laughs and touching moments that it snagged a NY Drama Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. It was also made into a 1986 movie starring Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek.

Reviews & Ratings

This play was very well-acted and well-produced, although I did not like seeing the actors arrive and depart through the open-backed set. The set was beautifully designed, but I found it distracted from the on-stage action when the actors were moving 'backstage' and I could see them. It is always a treat to visit Lakewood Center. What a wonderful facility!